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congenital

[kuhn-jen-i-tl] / kənˈdʒɛn ɪ tl /


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He was hospitalized in 2022 after he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and after suffering a cardiac incident.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Faith's heart attack was because of two congenital heart defects that she had no idea about.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Neurocrine already markets Crenessity, an oral CRF1 receptor antagonist used to treat congenital adrenal hyperplasia, which is a collection of genetic disorders affecting the adrenal glands.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Errors in neuron growth are associated with congenital and neurodevelopmental disorders.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

For our purposes, however, the ultimate cause of the condition is less important than its systemic manifestation, which was a congenital inability to separate his thoughts from his feelings about them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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